| Mr. Goldsmith is a tax professional with over a decade
of experience in federal, state and local tax compliance,
management and consultation.
Mr. Goldsmith’s currently owns and operates a Certified
Public Accountant practice in Fort Myers, Florida. Prior to
opening his own public accounting firm, he served for several
years with the public accounting firm of Hughes, Snell &
Co. in Fort Myers providing tax services to a full range of
businesses. His experience also includes serving as the Tax
Compliance Manager for Price Communications Wireless, where
he was instrumental in substantially reducing tax liabilities
and defending tax-related litigation. Prior to this, Mr. Goldsmith
served as a multi-state tax analyst for General Electric Client
Business Services, where he worked closely with Lockheed Martin
Corporation to improve tax compliance in 23 states while reducing
operational tax liabilities.
Mr. Goldsmith provides his clients extensive experience and
value in the following areas:
- Federal, State & Local tax compliance:
Includes filing jurisdictional returns for federal and state
income tax, as well as state and local transactional taxes/surcharges
(ie sales tax, gross receipts tax, E911, Universal Service
Fund, or other taxes).
- Federal, State & Local tax audits:
Includes management/coordination of tax audits to limit
and minimize company exposure to potential tax liability
assessments by federal, state or local auditors.
- Property tax filings and assessment appeals:
Includes analysis of proper classifications and minimum
useful lives of reportable assets to minimize tax liabilities
on property tax returns, and filing/coordinating assessment
appeals in jurisdictions assessing assets in excess of fair
value.
- Internal audit of billing systems for proper tax
collection procedures: Includes recommendations
for system enhancements, developing reports to streamline
compliance activities, and implementing tax table updates.
- Litigation support: Includes coordination,
research and preparation of supporting evidence in defense
of tax-related litigation, such as jurisdictional and consumer
class-action lawsuits over tax-related billing practices.
- Training programs: Develop and present
tax procedure training programs to staff in order to ensure
proper collection and remittance of transactional taxes,
or to properly document exempt sales.
Mr. Goldsmith is a Certified Public Accountant with a B.S.
in Accounting from the University of South Florida.
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